When you eat matters (a little) - the truth about meal timings

You've probably heard that eating after 8pm makes you fat, that you must 'eat breakfast like a king', and that six small meals stoke your metabolism. Here's the honest version from the actual research: what and how much you eat over the whole day decides your weight far more than the clock does. Timing has a small, real effect - mostly on hunger and habits, not on some magic fat-burning switch. If you eat a late Indian dinner, you are not doomed. Get the total and the protein right first; treat timing as fine-tuning.

9 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy